phamcu Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 JA22ES: CXD8735N + CXA8042AS JA20ES: CXD8735N + CXA8042AS JB930: CXD8735N + CXA8042AS JB920: CXD8767N + CXA8042AS JA333ES: CXD9556AQ + CXA8042AS JB940: CXD9556AQ JA555ES: CXD8762Q + CXD9521Q + CXA8042AS = the same Sony CDP XA555ES JA33ES: CXD8762Q + CXD8594Q + CXA8042AS JA30ES: CXD8679Q + CXD8594Q + CXA8042AS JE700: CXD8607N + CXA8055M JE520: CXD8607N JE770: AK4524 JE470: AK4524 JB730: AK4524 W1: 2 AK4321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 JA22ES: CXD8735N + CXA8042AS JA20ES: CXD8735N + CXA8042AS JB930: CXD8735N + CXA8042AS JB920: CXD8767N + CXA8042AS JA333ES: CXD9556AQ + CXA8042AS JB940: CXD9556AQ JA555ES: CXD8762Q + CXD9521Q + CXA8042AS = the same Sony CPD XA555ES JA33ES: CXD8762Q + CXD8594Q + CXA8042AS JA30ES: CXD8679Q + CXD8594Q + CXA8042AS JE700: CXD8607N + CXA8055M JE520: CXD8607N JE770: AK4524 JE470: AK4524 JB730: AK4524 W1: AK4321 Thank you Pham Cu... But it is better to recall the members that your are the famous electronic ingeneer living in HCM city, Vietnam, who repair and sell minidisc units, blanks, and... what I will myself discover the next week when you will receive me in your home. My camera is already ready ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 I add welcome to you, Pham. I too went through the DACs and so on (listing them, mainly for my private use) but you are even better organised. I wonder what you think about optical out and the input DAC's of AV amplifiers (instead of relying on expensive DAC in MD)? I am very happy with Onkyo TX-SR605 working with TOSlink input from MD. I will have some questions in due course, but here is one for now - do you know how to obtain a HiMD alignment disk (1GB disk)? Thanks Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 I add welcome to you, Pham. I too went through the DACs and so on (listing them, mainly for my private use) but you are even better organised. I wonder what you think about optical out and the input DAC's of AV amplifiers (instead of relying on expensive DAC in MD)? I am very happy with Onkyo TX-SR605 working with TOSlink input from MD. I will have some questions in due course, but here is one for now - do you know how to obtain a HiMD alignment disk (1GB disk)? Thanks Stephen For sure, Pham Cu will is a rare pearl, even in this forum. For once we have one member who repair MDs (with an electronic ingeener experience) AND love it ! He has the answers I have ever wanted to know about vietnam audio electronic spare parts market (not only MD but also CD, ampli...). You have Jim in england, I have Pham Cu in Vietnam . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Except that Jim is a loooong way away from here. The good news about England is that it seems to be the second best supply of all things MD in the world (after Japan). Jim certainly has many many MD lasers on hand to fix units with. I would be interested in hearing Pham's opinion whether I should be getting a 110->100 volt converter, and what the long term prognosis is for the one unit I have which is currently being run on 117V when it should be 100. BTW I saw today in Ebay UK, the MDS-W1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I would be interested in hearing Pham's opinion whether I should be getting a 110->100 volt converter, and what the long term prognosis is for the one unit I have which is currently being run on 117V when it should be 100. I hope you will get an answer soon (have in mind he is not fluent in english, that he have to DISCOVER that you have a question first... BTW I saw today in Ebay UK, the MDS-W1. If it is this onehttp://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item1c1d28253f I think the guy is wrong when he said "As well as producing faultless copies of Minidiscs by internal copying". If I remember W1 transfer faultless tracks from a MD to the other one but don't make a copy. It is perhaps usefull when you want to reorganise your MDs library tracks between several MDs or if your album cover fit better in another particular MD design. Do you remember those ones : http://www.audiotstation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33127 , http://forums.sonyinsider.com/topic/22354-glossy-minidiscs-labeling-made-easy-finally/ and http://www.swharden.com/blog/how-to-create-your-own-custom-minidisc-labels/ and http://gadinsetboutsdeficelles.blogspot.com/2008/02/playlist-par-charles-berbrian-soif-de.html ... To make a faultless copy, as I know, only professional decks like two MDS-B5 can do it. Maybe not ??? Could be interesting if a electronic ingeener could hack some decks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Just search posts by Philippeb and you will see that the claims are correct. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippeb Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Just search posts by Philippeb and you will see that the claims are correct. I confirm. The W1 does perfect track or disc copies in the ATRAC domain. A track move between two discs is actually a track copy (to destination) followed by a track erase (from source). As the final track erase is not immediately written to TOC, it can be undone in service mode, restoring the source track. (copy; erase; undo erase) == copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I confirm. The W1 does perfect track or disc copies in the ATRAC domain. A track move between two discs is actually a track copy (to destination) followed by a track erase (from source). As the final track erase is not immediately written to TOC, it can be undone in service mode, restoring the source track. (copy; erase; undo erase) == copy What do you mean 'in the service mode', do you need to enter the service mode AFTER the transfer - at this moment - or the W1 propose himself to undo erase after making a service mode modification ? I downloaded the service manual on minidisc.org equipment browser but did not found yet this trick.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippeb Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 What do you mean 'in the service mode', do you need to enter the service mode AFTER the transfer - at this moment - or the W1 propose himself to undo erase after making a service mode modification ? I downloaded the service manual on minidisc.org equipment browser but did not found yet this trick.... 1. Wait for the transfer to finish 2. Eject the destination disc (TOC will be written) 3. Enter service mode 4. Eject the source disc (TOC will _not_ be written) 5. Exit service mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 1. Wait for the transfer to finish 2. Eject the destination disc (TOC will be written) 3. Enter service mode 4. Eject the source disc (TOC will _not_ be written) 5. Exit service mode So it is a trick ... Reading the service manual, does that mean (page 2) 3. Enter service mode = 1. With the power ON, press the 0 (Deck button while pressing the OUTPUT and CLEAR (Deck A) buttons together. + 2. Rotate the AMS knob and when "(Service)" is displayed, press the YES button. 4. Eject the source disc (TOC will _not_ be written) 5. Exit service mode = 9. To exit the test mode, press the MD SYNC button. The unit sets into the STANDBY state, and the test mode ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippeb Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 To enter service mode, press 'OUTPUT' + 'CLEAR' (Deck A) + '<<' (Deck B ). To exit service mode, press 'MD SYNC'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phamcu Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I do a simpler way. Deks A replaced by a lens down the recording and use it as a player. After the "move" it can not delete the original disk and release the disc. But then I have a feature "MD sync" to 4x speed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I do a simpler way. Deks A replaced by a lens down the recording and use it as a player. After the "move" it can not delete the original disk and release the disc. But then I have a feature "MD sync" to 4x speed.. That is simpler AFTER hacking the machine... Maybe Pham Cu one day will transform our old Sony units into Hi-MD units ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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